tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117825949945215698.post2466445939544632095..comments2014-02-28T09:47:34.678-08:00Comments on Not All Atheists Are Assholes : A Secularist Takes The Truth Out of Addiction Treatment As A Condition of ParoleThe Thought Criminalnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117825949945215698.post-17488961972855732602013-10-12T12:44:55.604-07:002013-10-12T12:44:55.604-07:00You summed up the problem perfectly! If an alcohol...You summed up the problem perfectly! If an alcoholic uses any excuse not to get sober. Seriously, if you are using the excuse that AA is &quot;religious&quot;, you don&#39;t want to quit drinking at all. Once you&#39;ve reached the desperation of not being able to sober up and stay that way on your own, then you&#39;d at least attend a meeting or 2 to find out whether that claim is false like AA states it is. Even if you only want to get drunk after the experience, why not at least find out if there is a meeting you find helpful?<br />I don&#39;t even think it&#39;s worth your time to argue with a drunk who&#39;s convinced he&#39;s too enlightened to be open to the possibility that a power greater than themselves. The topic of the conversation is conveniently shifted to trying to prove that AA is not religious, and his drinking becomes the elephant in the middle of the room.<br />Sounds like you learned this through experience with your brother.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01240988489934778309noreply@blogger.com